On August 25, 2026, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean died aged 80. She was singer, composer, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists ever. Dolly Parton composed more than 3000 songs, and released 49 albums as a leader. During her career, Parton had gained induction into numerous “Halls of Fame”.
Ty Segall: Manipulator
On August 25, 2014, “Drag City” label released “Manipulator”, the seventh Ty Segall studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Ty Segall and Chris Woodhouse.
Personnel:
- Ty Segall
- Sean Presley – vocals
- Brit Lauren Manor – vocals
- Chris Woodhouse – piano, synthesizer, percussion
- Charles Moothart – guitar
- Mikal Cronin – vocals, bass
- Emily Rose Epstein – drums
- Steve Nutting – drums
- Irene Sazer – violin
- Matthias McIntire – viola
- Jessica Ivry – cello
- Mikal Cronin – string arrangements
- Chris Woodhouse – recording, mixing
- Dan O. – layout
- Denée Petracek – artwork, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ty Segall, except where noted.
- Manipulator
- Tall Man Skin Lady
- The Singer
- It’s Over
- Feel
- The Faker
- The Clock
- Green Belly
- The Connection Man
- Mister Main
- The Hand
- Suise Thumb
- Don’t You Wanna to Know? (Sue)
- The Crawler
- Who’s Producing You – Mike Donovan
- The Feels
- Stick Around
Robert Glasper: Double Booked
On August 25, 2009, “Blue Note” label released “Double Booked”, the fourth Robert Glasper studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “System Two” and “Brooklyn Recording” in New York, and was produced by Robert Glasper.
Personnel:
- Robert Glasper – piano, electric piano
- Vicente Archer – double bass
- Derrick Hodge – bass guitar
- Casey Benjamin – alto saxophone, vocoder
- Terence Blanchard – voice
- Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson – voice
- Bilal Oliver – vocals
- Dante “Mos Def” Smith – rap vocals
- Jahi Sundance – scratches
- Joe Marciano – recording, mixing
- Keith “Qmillion” Lewis – recording, mixing
- Mike Marciano – mastering
- Konstantin Dzhibilov – art direction, design
- Joey Lawrence – photography
- Marques Green – additional photography
- Eli Wolf – A&R
- Gordon H Jee – creative director
- Shanieka D. Brooks – product management
Track listing:
The Robert Glasper Trio
All tracks by Robert Glasper except where noted.
- Intro
- No Worries
- Yes I’m Country (And That’s OK)
- Downtime
- 59 South
- Think of One – Thelonious Monk
The Robert Glasper Experiment
- 4eva – Robert Glasper, Dante Smith
- Butterfly – Herbie Hancock, Benjamin Maupin, Jean Hancock
- Festival – Robert Glasper
- For You – Sameer Gupta, Casey Benjamin
- All Matter – Bilal Sayeed Oliver
- Open Mind – Derric Hodge
Tomasz Stańko Quartet: Lontano
On August 25, 2006, “ECM” label released “Lontano”, the fourth Tomasz Stańko Quartet album. It was recorded in November 2005, at “Studios la Buissonne” in Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
- Marcin Wasilewski – piano
- Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
- Michal Miskiewicz – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Tomasz Stańko except where noted.
- Lontano I – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
- Cyrhla
- Song for Ania
- Kattorna – Krzysztof Komeda
- Lontano II – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
- Sweet Thing
- Trista
- Lontano III – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawpmir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
- Tale
Al Haig Trio: Same
On August 25, 1954, “Esoteric” label released the self-titled, album by Al Haig Trio (the second Al Haig album). It was recorded in March 1954.
Personnel:
- Al Haig – piano
- Bill Crow – double bass
- Lee Abrams – drums
Track listing:
- Autumn in New York
- Isn’t It Romantic?
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me
- Royal Garden Blues
- Don’t Blame Me
- Moonlight in Vermont
- If I Should Lose You
- April in Paris
- All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
- Body and Soul
- Gone with the Wind
- My Old Flame
- On the Alamo
Bill Frisell: Unspeakable
On August 24, 2014, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Unspeakable”, the 22nd Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Hal Wilner. In 2005, “Unspeakable” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album“
Personnel:
- Bill Frisell – guitars
- Hal Willner – turntables, samples
- Tony Scherr – bass, guitar
- Kenny Wollesen – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
- Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet
- Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
- Adam Dorn – synth
- Jenny Scheinman – violin
- Eyvind Kang – viola
- Hank Roberts – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Frisell except where noted.
- 1968
- White Fang- Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
- Sundust – Hal Willner
- Del Close – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
- Gregory C. – Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
- Stringbean – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
- Hymn for Ginsberg
- Alias – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
- Who Was That Girl?
- D. Sharpe
- Fields of Alfalfa – Bill Frisell, Steven Bernstein, Eric Liljestrand, Walter, Hal Willner
- Tony – Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen
- Old Sugar Bear – G.A. Grant, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
- Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye – Bill Frisell, Teddy Lasry, Hal Willner
The Crusaders: Chain Reaction
In August 1975, “ABC / Blue Thumb” label released “Chain Reaction”, the eight Crusaders (The) album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Stewart Levine, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Wayne Henderson.
Personnel:
- Joe Sample – keyboards, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, synthesizers
- Larry Carlton – guitars
- Wayne Henderson – trombone, brass
- Wilton Felder – bass, saxophones
- Stix Hooper – drums, percussion
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer
- The Mastering Lab – mastering
- Ed Scarisbrick – illustration
- Ron Slenzak – photography
Track listing:
- Creole – Wilton Felder
- Chain Reaction – Joe Sample
- I Felt the Love – Stix Hooper
- Mellow Out – Larry Carlton
- Rainbow Visions – Wayne Henderson
- Hallucinate – Joe Sample
- Give It Up – Joe Sample
- Hot’s It – Joe Sample
- Sugar Cane – Wayne Henderson
- Soul Caravan – Stix Hooper, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder
Gilgamesh: Same
In August 1975, “Caroline” label released the self-titled, debut Gilgamesh album. It was recorded in May 1975, at “The Manor” in London, and was produced by Davce Stewart, Phil Lee, Allen Gowen, Jeff Clyne and Michael Travis.
Personnel:
- Phil Lee – acoustic and electric guitar, classical and twelve string guitar
- Allen Gowen – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, mellotron, clavinet
- Jeff Clyne – double bass, bass guitar
- Michael Travis – drums, percussion
- Amanda Parsons – voice
- Steve Cox – engineer
- Celia Welcomme – artwork
- Doris lee – back cover drawing
- Clive Merredew – photography
Track listing:
- One End More / Phil’s Little Dance – for Phil Millers Trousers / Worlds of Zin
- Island of Rhodes / Paper Boat / As if Your Eyes Were Open
- We are All / Someone Else’s Food / Jamo and Other Boating Disasters (from the Holiday of the Same Name)
George Duke: The Inner Source
In August 1973, “MPS Records” label released “The Inner Source”, the third George Duke album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Baldhard G. Falk.
Personnel:
- George Duke – piano, electric piano, keyboards, trombone, conductor
- John Heard – bass, electric bass
- Dick Berg – drums, percussion
- Armando Peroza – congas
- Jerome Richardson – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
- Luis Gasca – trumpet, flugelhorn
- John Heard – violin
- James Leary – violin
- Jim Gaies – engineer
- Ken Hopkins – engineer
- Ulrich Eichberger – design
- Baldhard G. Falk – photography, liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by George Duke, except where noted.
- Au-Right
- Love Reborn
- Peace
- My Soul
- Feels So Good
- Manya
- Sweet Bite – George Duke, Dick Berk, John Heard
- The Followers
- The Inner Source
- Life – Dick Berk, George Duke, John Heard
- Some Time Ago – Sergio Michanovich
- So There You Go
- Solus
- Nigerian Numberuma
- Twenty – Five – James Leary
- Always Constant
Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Virgo Red
In August 1973, “Polydor” label released “Virgo Red”, the tenth Roy Ayers album. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.
Personnel:
- Roy Ayers – vocals, organ, vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
- Dennis Heaven – guitar
- Will Hawes – guitar
- Harry Whitaker – piano, electric piano, organ
- David Johnson – bass
- Gordon Edwards – bass
- Arthur Clark – baritone saxophone
- Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone
- Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
- Jimmie Owens – trumpet
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Jerry Friedman – electric sitar
- Dennis Davis – drums, percussion
- Adrian Dey – percussion
- Stephen Sadiz Shbazzberrios– percussion
- Chano O’Ferral – vocals, congas, bongos
- Argerie Ayers, Denise Bridgewater, Leslie Carter, Willie Michael – vocals
- Bert DeCoteaux – arrangements
- James Green – engineer
- Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing
- Bob Ludwig – lacquer cut
- Kats Abe – art direction, design
- Haruo Miyauchi – artwork
- Bert Andrews – photography
Track listing:
- Brother Louie
- Virgo Red
- I Am Your Mind
- The Morning After
- Love from the Sun
- It’s So Sweet
- Giving Love
- Des Nude Soul
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